The Sun returned home from a West coast trip this month on a seven-game losing streak and learned Charles would be shut down for the season.

"No one thought we'd win any games with Tina injured," Sun forward Mistie Bass said. "We won that first one (over Washington) and said `Hmmm, that felt good.' We've been playing with great heart and passion. It felt like our energy wasn't just an individual energy, but an energy we had for each other."

Castro Marques finished 7 of 14 from the field and added eight rebounds.

"Izzy is a really determined, proud player and person," Sun coach Anne Donovan said. "It's certainly nice when she can fill it up like that."

Bass had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Renee Montgomery also scored 16 for the Sun. Kalana Greene had 13 points and Kelsey Griffin added 10.

"Looking ahead to the playoffs, nothing could have been better for this crew," said Indiana coach Lin Dunn, whose team will face top-seeded Chicago in the playoffs next week. "Our backups got some very good time."

Larkins missed a short jumper at the buzzer for Indiana. Griffin forced overtime scoring with 0.4 seconds left in regulation.

"We played pretty good basketball without Tina on the floor. That's something I need to take note of and probably didn't trust enough," Donovan said. "With Tina shut down, I had no idea we could finish a strong as we did and probably should have had a better clue."